Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb past] him the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A search party found him the next day , dead from exposure . |
| 2 | ‘ My sister Mary gave him the stable name ‘ Arthur ’ . |
| 3 | He loved his ‘ Jocks ’ without a trace of condescension , and when he took over the regiment as lieutenant-colonel in North Africa and Italy , his double-barrelled beer name earned him the affectionate sobriquet of ‘ Colonel Screwtop ’ . |
| 4 | On top of that , scoring the third in the 3–1 win over the Sky Blues made him the youngest scorer of a First Division goal . |
| 5 | Kenneth Horne 's rich , fruity voice and warm patrician manner made him the ideal link man and that , coupled with a mischievous sense of humour , ensured that any programme in which he was involved was the better for his presence . |